Buchard began his coaching career as an assistant coach for his college,
Taylor University. In 2010, he began working for the
Phoenix Suns organization. Burchard was originally a part of the inaugural season's coaching staff for the
Northern Arizona Suns NBA G League team. Early in the 2017–18 season, Burchard was named an associate head coach for the Northern Arizona squad. However, during the middle of that same season, he was promoted to the
Phoenix Suns as a player development assistant coach after the firing of the original coaching staff held together under former coach
Earl Watson at the time. On July 25, 2018, he was named the head coach of the
Northern Arizona Suns, the
NBA G League affiliate of the Phoenix Suns, after serving as an assistant coach for Phoenix the previous season. On June 19, 2019, the Suns announced that he would return as the head coach for the 2019–20 season. On September 20, 2023, Burchard joined the
Salt Lake City Stars of the
NBA G League as an assistant coach. ==Personal life==